Hughes 269C N8970F
24 October 1986 · Monahans, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1986 at about 14:40 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N8970F, operated by Frank D. Menix, was involved in an accident near Monahans, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monahans, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.5403, -102.8410
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N8970F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frank D. Menix
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA008
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF PWR AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A TRAILER. THE ACFT SETTLED BACK DOWN ONTO THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER. THE ENG CONTINUED TO RUN FOLLOWING THE ROLL OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A 175 RPM MAG DROP DURING HIS RUN UP, BUT HAD ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE FLT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NO. 2 CYL FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE WAS CLOGGED AND THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS WEAK AND NOT FIRING PROPERLY. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION IN THE MAGNETO COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1986 | Hughes 269B | Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States | Dagnon Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1986 | Hughes 269C | Carlsbad, California, United States | Flight Trails, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1986 | Hughes 269A | Brewton, Alabama, United States | Custom Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1986 | Hughes 269C | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Flight Safety International | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1986 | Hughes 269B | Council, North Carolina, United States | Raymond Godwin, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1986 | Hughes 269B | Cross Plaines, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,213 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |